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PiS announces Karol Nawrocki as 2025 presidential candidate

24.11.2024 16:40
A historian, social activist, and local government official from Gdańsk in northern Poland, who has led the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) in recent years, has been officially named as the presidential candidate for the nationalist-populist PiS party in the upcoming election.
Karol Nawrocki has been officially nominated as the candidate for the Law and Justice Party (PiS) in the 2025 presidential elections in Poland.
Karol Nawrocki has been officially nominated as the candidate for the Law and Justice Party (PiS) in the 2025 presidential elections in Poland.Mikołaj Bujak, Wikimedia Commons

The Law and Justice (PiS) party's presidential candidate is 41-year-old Karol Nawrocki, the head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) and a father of three.

In February 2024, Karol Nawrocki was placed on Russia's wanted list in connection with his involvement in the removal of Soviet-era monuments in Poland that commemorate the presence of the Red Army.

Other potential candidates previously suggested by the party include Przemysław Czarnek and Tobiasz Bocheński.

On Sunday, PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński announced the official presidential candidate for his party at a meeting held at 4 p.m. in the "Sokół" Gymnastics Society building in Kraków.

This venue held symbolic significance, as it was where the previous candidate, Andrzej Duda, was first announced before going on to win the presidency for two terms.

Lucjusz Nadbereżny, president of Stalowa Wola, is pictured at the PiS convention in Kraków's "Sokół" hall on November 24, 2024. The event marks the announcement of the Law and Justice party's candidate for the 2025 Polish presidential elections (PAP/Łukasz Gągulski) Lucjusz Nadbereżny, president of Stalowa Wola, is pictured at the PiS convention in Kraków's "Sokół" hall on November 24, 2024. The event marks the announcement of the Law and Justice party's candidate for the 2025 Polish presidential elections (PAP/Łukasz Gągulski)

On Saturday, the liberal-centrist Civic Coalition chose Rafał Trzaskowski, who will unveil his campaign program on December 7 in southwestern Poland.

Other presidential contenders include Szymon Hołownia, Sławomir Mentzen, and Marek Jakubiak.

The elections in Poland are expected to take place in May 2025.

Source: IAR/X/@pisorgpl

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